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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Death Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Width: 205mm, Height: 190mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2115-1900
Record ID	2115-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	Woven linen with silk decorative bands. Egypt, Manshiya, Fatimid, ca. AD1000-1200. Tiraz. The linen is a tabby weave; undyed; approx. 22x18 tpc; z-spun; tread dia. between 0.5 mm and 1mm. One edge is selvedge. The linen cloth has four bands of decoration. At the top is a single line of scrolling characters in red and light blue silk (hook-like) with a light blue line on either side. Further down the piece is thicker row of connected oval shape s(red and yellow) between lines of light blue scrolling s-shapes and thin red lines. Next is a single line of similar oval shapes in light blue and yellow, with red outlines. Below this is a repeat of the thicker line. The piece is torn and has some holes and is stained. In the Abbasid period (AD750-1258) fabrics, called tiraz, were made in present day Iraq and Egypt. The word came to mean honorific robes with woven or embroidered inscriptions. Text from the Koran was embroided across the fabric with a line of geometric shapes above that were probably for decoration. Text might also include information such as the name of the reigning caliph, place of production and date.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven linen and silk Linen Silk Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven linen with silk decorative bands. Tiraz. The linen is a tabby weave; undyed; approx. 22x18 tpc; z-spun; tread dia. between 0.5 mm and 1mm. One edge is selvedge. The linen cloth has four bands of decoration. At the top is a single line of scrolling characters in red and light blue silk (hook-like) with a light blue line on either side. Further down the piece is thicker row of connected oval shape s(red and yellow) between lines of light blue scrolling s-shapes and thin red lines. Next is a single line of similar oval shapes in light blue and yellow, with red outlines. Below this is a repeat of the thicker line. The piece is torn and has some holes and is stained.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Death Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Width: 205mm, Height: 190mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2115-1900

Record ID 2115-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes Woven linen with silk decorative bands. Egypt, Manshiya, Fatimid, ca. AD1000-1200. Tiraz. The linen is a tabby weave; undyed; approx. 22x18 tpc; z-spun; tread dia. between 0.5 mm and 1mm. One edge is selvedge. The linen cloth has four bands of decoration. At the top is a single line of scrolling characters in red and light blue silk (hook-like) with a light blue line on either side. Further down the piece is thicker row of connected oval shape s(red and yellow) between lines of light blue scrolling s-shapes and thin red lines. Next is a single line of similar oval shapes in light blue and yellow, with red outlines. Below this is a repeat of the thicker line. The piece is torn and has some holes and is stained. In the Abbasid period (AD750-1258) fabrics, called tiraz, were made in present day Iraq and Egypt. The word came to mean honorific robes with woven or embroidered inscriptions. Text from the Koran was embroided across the fabric with a line of geometric shapes above that were probably for decoration. Text might also include information such as the name of the reigning caliph, place of production and date.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven linen and silk Linen Silk Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Woven linen with silk decorative bands. Tiraz. The linen is a tabby weave; undyed; approx. 22x18 tpc; z-spun; tread dia. between 0.5 mm and 1mm. One edge is selvedge. The linen cloth has four bands of decoration. At the top is a single line of scrolling characters in red and light blue silk (hook-like) with a light blue line on either side. Further down the piece is thicker row of connected oval shape s(red and yellow) between lines of light blue scrolling s-shapes and thin red lines. Next is a single line of similar oval shapes in light blue and yellow, with red outlines. Below this is a repeat of the thicker line. The piece is torn and has some holes and is stained.